Community blood drive at Farmers Bank in Mount Pulaski

[September 25, 2013]  MOUNT PULASKI -- To help ensure an adequate blood supply for the region, Farmers Bank, 130 S. Washington in Mount Pulaski, is hosting a blood drive on Friday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon.

For your convenience, call the blood center to sign up toll-free at 1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253), or schedule an appointment online at www.bloodcenterimpact.org, using sponsor code 60032. Walk-ins are also welcome and truly appreciated.

Central Illinois Community Blood Center, a not-for-profit organization, is the provider of lifesaving blood for 14 hospitals throughout central Illinois, including Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln and Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital in Springfield. CICBC is a division of the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, which collects over 180,000 units of blood annually and serves 87 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.